Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-01-27
THE TRACTION RAILWAY.
MI. Hearts, Substitute for the Original
Hill.

AT the meeting OF the House committee on the
D1str1ct OF Columbia to-day, Mr.. Heard proposed
substitute for the traction railway BILL which is
the special order In the House for to-day. The
committee had not time TO consider the matter
and he stated that he would propose the substi-
tute In the House when the bill came up there.
Inc purpose OF the substitute is to meet oojec-
lions OF other street railroads where the route
lays along or crosses their lines, and 10 include
certain amendments, which were prepared by the
opposition and TO which there was no opposition.
THE CHANGED ROUTE.
Ihe substitute changes the route so as 70 make
IL as follows: Commencing at the corner OF
Georgia avenue and 18th street southeast, along
aitn street to NJ, thence 10 10th to Georgia
18th street; thence south on nth street TO @
street; thence west on u street TO oath street.
aouoie track; thence north on oath street TO X
street. 10 18th street; also west ON q street from
S4en 10 10Th streets, and north on 26th street 10
street, single tracks; west on street from 26th
along Water s mot f f S on street bridge ana
Inence north on 3Oth street to Stoddard street !;
GneLce west on Stoddard street 10 High street; to
to 3lst street; TO Water street, and east
on Water street to Both street, single
tracks , with privilege Of extending, with double
Washington, called the New Cut road 10 Drovers
hest; also with privilege OF extending a double
track line from 18th street southeast. along PENN
sylvania avenue TO the Eastern branch and across
the same to the District line. Also. commencing
az AL ana Water streets southwest, along
water TO 18th street; along 18th TO
street northwest, with double tracks Also,
along 12tn from b street northwest 10 Bound
AIRY, thence along Boundary TO 18th street
thence along 18th 10 B street northwest, thence
along b TO 18th street, with single track; with
privilege OF extending with double track along l3th
street beyond Boundary TO Whitney avenue, and
tnence 10 soldiers Home. Also, commencing at
2th and street northwest, along 10 gu street.
along otn TO louisiana avenue, northwest with
double track, also along 9th to street northwest
along To 18th street, along 18th TO 4
ST., along to 9TH st. and Boundary along 9Th St to
thence 10 nth street, with single track; TO
street; TO North Capltoi street, To street. 10 LIST
street northwest; thence from LIST street along In
DIANA avenue TO ID street; west along ID
street to 14th street northwest; TO New York
avenue; to 18th street and Pennsylvania avenue;
weSt along 9TH to Louisiana avenue and along
Louisiana avenue to 9TH street, with single track
making all proper connections SO as TO make said
lines continuous; provided that when said hnes
coincide With the duly authorized lines OF any
other duly Incorporated street railway OF the Dis
trlct OF Columbia, said Washington Cable railway
snail lay separate and independent tracks in the
original CONSTRUCTION OF the said lines whenever In
the Judgment OF the Engineer commissioner OF the
District IL shall be deemed by hun possible and
practicable so TO do.
The substitute provides also that IL the incorpo-
ratOrS named do not complete the road within two
years the President OF the United States may name
other incorpOratOrs. 1t provides also Tor nIty per
cent OF the stock to be paid in ten months.
IN THE HOUSE.
At 2:10 this afternoon Mr.. Heard moved that the
House take up the bill which came over from Dis
trict day as a special order. A standing vote re
suited, yeas 1O9 nays 3d. The yeas and nays
were then demanded.
The house determined-yeas l6o nays 73-to
consider the cable bill.
Mr.. Heard then offered his substitute.